Job opening: Engineering Technician (Civil)
Salary: $49 960 - 96 116 per year
Published at: Jan 07 2025
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: This position(s) is located within the US Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District, where you will serve in office engineering and quality assurance sections, reviewing various civil and/or military construction projects.
Duty locations to be selected are Huntington, WV and Portsmouth, OH.
Duties
Prepares the official government estimates for contract change orders.
Confers with contractors/ representatives on matters pertaining to various issues.
Research problems brought to the attention of the Resident Engineer and drafts response.
Participates in construction reviews to determine suitability from construction standpoint of proposed contracts.
Responsible for checking and verifying quantity computations submitted by contractors for payment requests.
Participates in receipt, review, and storage of samples of construction materials submitted by contractors in compliance with requirements within the contracts.
Performs quality assurance inspections of contractors construction operations to assure compliance with contract plans and specifications.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Incumbent may be required to possess or be able to obtain and maintain a State’s Driver's License.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Land Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Specialized Experience and/or Education:
For GS-07: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes maintaining logs for work progress; preparing agreement documents; assisting with preparing estimates; and completing work orders for contracts. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).
For GS-08: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes assisting with preparing cost estimates and initiating contract modifications; assisting with performing quality assurance on civil or military projects for construction; reviewing supplier's invoices for accuracy; and preparing technical analysis. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).
For GS-09: One year of specialized experience includes experience carrying out standard construction procedures based on assignments; assisting senior technicians with contract modifications and construction progress reports and other construction engineering considerations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08).
For GS-10: One year of specialized experience includes experience performing limited construction projects involving specialized or complicated procedures; supporting preparation of construction progress reports; using automated construction databases to extract data and prepare reports. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).
For GS-11: One year of specialized experience includes experience advising on and resolving construction project discrepancies; analyzing and interpreting construction plans and specifications to perform quality assurance inspections of construction operations; negotiating contract modifications. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-10).
Applicants may be selected at any grade GS-07 through the GS-11 level. The target grade of this position is GS-11.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Contracting/ProcurementDatabase AdministrationQuality Assurance
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent for the grade applying for.
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For the GS-07 through GS-11 grade levels, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Contacts
- Address RE-W2SM01 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-HUNTINGTON
DO NOT MAIL
Huntington, WV 25701
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk